Mentoring program holds leadership summit

Participants in the recent leadership summit for the Male Mentoring Program at Vance-Granville Community College included Jason Snelling, Reggie Bullock, Jordan Bunting, David Henry, Chavis Gash, Lynn Henderson, Harold Ragland, Tyriek Branch, Larry Thorpe and Dr. Tolokun Omokunde. Snelling is the academic skills center coordinator, Bullock a counselor and Omokunde the Male Mentoring Program coordinator at the college. Gash was the guest speaker.

A leadership summit was recently held for students and staff who are part of the Male Mentoring Program at Vance-Granville Community College.

The guest speaker was Chavis Gash of Dream Builders Communication, a consulting and training firm based in Charlotte.

Gash presented two seminars during the meeting, entitled “It’s All About Leadership: Time to Transition to the Next Level” and “Career & Networking Planning 101.”

In the first, Gash focused on different styles of leadership and the various qualities of effective leaders.

The second involved personality types, networking and taking advantage of opportunities for career advancement.

For more information on the Male Mentoring Program at Vance-Granville, contact Dr. Tolokun Omokunde at (252) 738-3205.